Commodore News Page - News: Hardware

10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast - GoTek

A new episode of the 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast is now available. In this episode: Installing a GoTek in an Amiga 500.

2019-08-23 - 13:00:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 7341 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

John Hertell - A3000

John Hertell has made a video about his new A3000 motherboard. This A3000 motherboard is the starting point for the ReAmiga 3000.

2019-08-16 - 13:03:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 7330 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

RetroManCave - Checkmate 1500 Plus

In this episode of the RetroManCave: The Checkmate 1500 Plus.

2019-08-16 - 13:01:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 7328 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

CityXen - C64 Relay Tracker

CityXen has built a system to control a number of relays with a Commodore C64. There is also a "Tracker" program available for the control.

2019-08-09 - 13:10:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 7326 - Category: C64, Hardware

Kipper2K C64MX keyboard

Kipper2K has been working on a replacement keyboard for the Commodore C64. You can now look at the proto type. The finished keyboard will have all the correct symbols.

2019-08-09 - 13:05:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 7321 - Category: C64, Hardware

PlexiLaser

PlexiLaser has expanded its range of retro computer cases. Now also available: A500, A600 (desktop), A1200, ACA500 and the Vampire.

2019-08-09 - 13:00:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 7316 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Jim Drew released a new version of the SuperCard Pro software. It now has the ability to salvage 1541 disks and create .d64 image files. You can use the auto-update function of your existing SuperCard pro software to update.

2019-08-02 - 13:15:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 7313 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Daniel Renner - C64 modifications

Daniel Renner has made a video about the modifications he made to his Commodore C64: Internal SD2IEC, Keyman64, Overlay64, Mixsid, SuperKernal36 and the Modulator Mod.

2019-08-02 - 13:12:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 7310 - Category: C64, Hardware

Jan Derogee - Rotary Dial Webbrowser

This time not a Commodore related project but Jan Derogee has developed a way to dial a website with an old phone.

2019-08-02 - 13:05:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 7303 - Category: Web page, Hardware

Amiga Scene is a Dutch webpage for Amiga users with news, a forum, picture gallery, technical articles, magazines, events-calendar and music.

Amiga 1200+

Jeroen Vandezande developed a re-implementation of the Amiga 1200 motherboard with enhancements. Features: Sockets for the original AA chips, daughter boards for RAM, CPU and Video output, boot selector, SD card slot and a single power supply (15V - 36V).

2019-07-26 - 13:16:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 7297 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Bwack - Magic Desk

Bwack has made another new video. In this video he talks about the Magic Desk Cartridge.

2019-07-19 - 13:12:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 7278 - Category: C64, Hardware

Mega65

Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on a FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. Most recent updates: Internal floppy drive, IEC, cartridge port, keyboard, SD card and the MEGA65 R2 motherboard.

2019-07-19 - 13:07:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 7273 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Bruno Antunes - Amiga BBS

Bruno Antunes wrote a blog about connecting a Amiga (MiST) to the internet. He used an ESP8266 module for the WiFi connection and installed the Zeus BBS system on the Amiga (MiST).

2019-07-12 - 13:17:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 7263 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Bart Venneker - C64 chat (4)

Bart Venneker is building a system that you can use to chat like in the year 1985. The recent changes are: The circuit board for the cartridge is ready, but Bart is going to make some minor changes.

2019-07-12 - 13:16:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 7262 - Category: C64, Hardware

CityXen - C64 Fireworks

CityXen has built a system to set off fireworks with a Commodore C64.

2019-07-05 - 13:20:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 7245 - Category: C64, Hardware

Chuck Hutchins - PET 2001 Datassette

Chuck Hutchins has made a video about the datassette in a Commodore PET 2001. He shows that the datassette is a normal audio recorder that Commodore adapted for the PET 2001.

2019-07-05 - 13:18:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 7243 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

SaRuMan - C64

SaRuMan is a RAM replacement board for the Commodore C64/C64c. It can be used on the C64/C64c motherboards 250466 and 250469.

2019-07-05 - 13:08:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 7233 - Category: C64, Hardware

Magic Desk - 512k

Marko Šolajić developed a Magic Desk compatible cartridge for up to 512kb (expandable up to 1Mb) for your Commodore C64. He also developed a Magic Desk cartridge generator.

2019-07-05 - 13:01:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 7226 - Category: C64, Hardware

Amiga-News is a news webpage for the Amiga user.

Commodore PET Mini

You can now build your own Commodore PET Mini. You can use a 3D printer to print the PET and install a Raspberry Pi and a small screen inside. The creator of this mini PET is Lorenzo Herrera.

2019-06-28 - 13:15:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 7224 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

THEC64 Full size

THEC64 Full size will be available in December 2019. Features:C64, VIC 20 & Games Carousel, a joystick with micro switches and games such as: California Games, Paradroid, Boulder Dash, Attack of the Mutant Camels, Hover Bovver, Iridis Alpha, Gridrunner, Galencia and Planet of Death.

2019-06-28 - 13:09:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 7218 - Category: C64, Hardware

Ovesen.net - Amiga 500 memory expansion

Ovesen.net made a new video about building a memory expansion for the Amiga 500 from a kit.

2019-06-28 - 13:04:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 7213 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Chuck Hutchins - Commodore Plus/4 Datassette adapter

Chuck Hutchins has made a video about building an adapter to connect a 1531 to a PET or a C2N to a Plus/4.

2019-06-21 - 13:15:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 7207 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Hardware

New C64 peripherals

3D-vice wrote a blog about new peripherals for the Commodore C64. He writes about: The digital tape deck/recorder for Commodore 64 / 128 / VIC 20, The Commodore 64 power monitor II for C64 / VIC20 / C128 / Plus4, The µCassette Commodore 64 datasette adapter and the Wifi modem for Commodore 64 computers.

2019-06-21 - 13:12:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 7204 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Ultimate64 - Firmware 1.20

Gideon released new firmware for the Ultimate64. Changes in this version: Audio / video streaming via Ethernet, improvements for the printer, VIC, CPU, SID player, network and telnet.

2019-06-21 - 13:05:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 7197 - Category: C64, Hardware

1541 Diskettes & errors

Michael Steil wrote an article with tips for dumping a 1451 diskette that contains errors. He also writes about cleaning the diskettes and the read/write head of the disk drive.

2019-06-14 - 13:16:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 7189 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Mega65

Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on a FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. Most recent updates: The MEGAphone prototype and the Mega65 keyboards PCBs.

2019-06-14 - 13:13:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 7186 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Daniel Renner - ARM2SID

Daniel Renner has made a video about the installation and use of the ARM2SID.

2019-06-14 - 13:06:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 7179 - Category: C64, Hardware

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games and demos from your hard-disk.

Ovesen.net - Final Catridge III

Ovesen.net made a new video about building a Final Cartridge III from a kit.

2019-06-07 - 13:17:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 7172 - Category: C64, Hardware

ADF-Copy/Drive v1.010

ADF-Copy is a small device with a Teensy 3.2. This device connects to USB and a 3,5" PC floppy drive. This device makes it possible to read and write ADF's from or to a real Amiga diskette.

2019-06-07 - 13:09:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 7164 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

RetroSpector78 - Commodore PC-20 II

RetroSpector78 has made a video of a Commodore PC-20 II. He shows the inside of the PC and talks about all the parts.

2019-06-07 - 13:07:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 7162 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Adrian Black - C16 PAL / NTSC

A new video from Adrian Black. He modified a Commodore C16 that can display PAL or NTSC video.

2019-06-07 - 13:04:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 7159 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Hardware

Amiga 2000 Flickerfixer / Scandoubler

Simon Albert built a flickerfixer / scandoubler for the Amiga 2000. The flickerfixer uses a Xilinx CPLD and two 256k x 16 SRAMs and is placed in the Amiga 2000 video slot.

2019-05-31 - 13:07:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 7144 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Adrian Black - 1541 modification

A new video from Adrian Black. This time he installs an alternative power supply in a Commodore 1541 disk drive that produces less heat.

2019-05-31 - 13:06:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 7143 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Bart Venneker - C64 chat (3)

Bart Venneker is building a system that you can use to chat like in the year 1985. The recent changes are: The communication now works via the IEC bus.

2019-05-31 - 13:03:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 7140 - Category: C64, Hardware

Retrohax - C128

Retrohax has written a blog about repairing and modding a Commodore C128. The changes are: JiffyDOS, SD2IEC, C=KEY, SIDFX and a C128 Video Mux.

2019-05-24 - 13:03:00 - Week: 21 - Item number: 7130 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

BackBit - C64

BackBit is a new cartridge developed by Evie Salomon. The cartridge can use a SD memory card for storing D64, T64, CRT or PRG files. Via a menu you can choose which file you want to load into your Commodore 64.

2019-05-17 - 13:10:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 7126 - Category: C64, Hardware

On this webpage you can find everything about SEUCK games. SEUCK stands for Shoot-Em-Up Construction Kit, and is a program to create games for the Commodore C64 computer.

Daniel Renner - FPGASID Adapters

Daniel Renner has made a video about the installation and use of FPGA adapters.

2019-05-17 - 13:04:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 7120 - Category: C64, Hardware

Chuck Hutchins - petSD+

Chuck Hutchins has made a video about assembling and testing a petSD+ version 2.4. This is a SD card reader for the Commodore PET.

2019-05-10 - 13:14:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 7114 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Hardware

Mega65

Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on a FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. Most recent updates: Free and Open-Source replacement ROMs for the Commodore C64.

2019-05-10 - 13:12:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 7112 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Adrian Black - C64 Kernal Switcher (Arduino)

A new video from Adrian Black. This time he installs a Kernal switcher in a Commodore C64. The features are: 4 different KERNAL images, selection with the RESTORE key and a reset function.

2019-05-03 - 13:08:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 7089 - Category: C64, Hardware

Mini Commodore monitor

Chris Mills has built an mini version of a Commodore 1702 monitor for his C64 Mini. He also use the monitor together with a Raspberry-Pi and Combian with the VICE emulator.

2019-05-03 - 13:07:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 7088 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

ADF-Copy/Drive v1.001

ADF-Copy is a small device with a Teensy 3.2. This device connects to USB and a 3,5" PC floppy drive. This device makes it possible to read and write ADF's from or to a real Amiga diskette. The new features are: Compare, Format / AutoFormat, Diskinfo and Settings.

2019-05-03 - 13:01:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 7082 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Bart Venneker - C64 chatting like it is 1985 (Dutch)

Bart Venneker has made a video about building a system to chat like it is the year 1985. The system uses a WiFi connection and a server to receive and send messages with your Commodore C64.

2019-04-26 - 13:16:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 7080 - Category: C64, Hardware

GadgetUK164 - CD32 TF330

GadgetUK164 has made a video about an Amiga CD32 with a Terrible Fire TF330C. The TF330 has a 68030 CPU, 64 MB RAM and an IDE controller.

2019-04-26 - 13:15:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 7079 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

6502 Watch

NotArtyom has built a watch that is powered by a 6502 microprocessor. The features are: 65c02 CPU @ 8MHz, 65c22 VIA (LCD, keyboard and buttons), Nokia 5110 LCD, 32 KB SRAM, 16 KB ROM and a Commodore keyboard connector.

2019-04-26 - 13:06:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 7070 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

This is a webpage dedicated to gathering as much information as possible about the productions, the groups, the sceners, the events and bbs's in the Commodore 64 scene.

IEEE488 cartridge

Asklia & knusis developed an IEEE488 cartridge for the Commodore C64. The features are: IEEE 488 bus routines for Commodore and other IEEE devices. Function keys, speed loader (Speeddos) and Centroncis.

2019-04-26 - 13:01:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 7065 - Category: C64, Hardware

C64 Weather station

Matteo Angelini has built a system for the Commodore C64 with a DS1307 / DS3231 and a BME280 module. This system gives you a Real Time Clock, a temperature, humidity and an atmospheric pressure measurement. The program uses this measurements to display a weather station.

2019-04-19 - 13:17:00 - Week: 16 - Item number: 7063 - Category: C64, Hardware

MiSTer

MiSTer is a port of well-known MiST project, but with a larger FPGA and a faster ARM. Examples of "cores" are: Commodore PET, VIC20, C16, Plus/4, C64 and the Amiga. The recent changes are: C16: SID support, C64: Improvements for cartridges, CIA, SID, user-port and support for TAP files.

2019-04-19 - 13:10:00 - Week: 16 - Item number: 7056 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

VIC-2020 MINIMON

Mike is developing a new cartridge for the Commodore VIC20. MINIMON is only 2 KB - $9800..$9FFF and the features are: Memory dump / edit, Register dump / edit, Execute code, Direct Assembler / Disassembler, Transfer, Compare, Fill, Hunt, breakpoints, Load, Save and Verify.

2019-04-19 - 13:03:00 - Week: 16 - Item number: 7049 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

Warp1260

The Polish company CS-LAB is developing the Warp1260 turbo card for the Amiga. You can now watch a demonstration video on YouTube.

2019-04-19 - 13:02:00 - Week: 16 - Item number: 7048 - Category: Amiga, Hardware